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JLPT830JLPT830 member
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I want to cook some chicken to shred it.  What's the best method?  I was thinking crock pot.  Do I add water?  How much?  8 hours on low?  TIA!
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  • sistrkatesistrkate
    I typically bake it in the oven for an hour (or till it's cooked).  Then I shred it immediately.  I don't usually have the time (or the patience) to cook it in the crock pot.
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  • escape1stescape1st
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 
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  • Ttimes3Ttimes3

    We use a recipe like this one.

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  • JLPT830JLPT830 member

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

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  • curlypie1curlypie1
    I poach it in water with a bay leaf and then shred.
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  • escape1stescape1st
    imageJLPT830:

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

    I usually put about a 1/2 inch of liquid in the bottom and check it occassionally to make sure there is still liquid.  

     

     
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  • escape1stescape1st
    imageJLPT830:

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

    I usually put about a 1/2 inch of liquid in the bottom and check it occassionally to make sure there is still liquid in

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  • escape1stescape1st
    imageJLPT830:

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

    I usually put about a 1/2 inch of liquid in the bottom and check it occassionally to make sure there is still liquid

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  • escape1stescape1st
    imageJLPT830:

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

    I usually put about a 1/2 inch of liquid in the bottom and check it occassionally to make sure there is still liquid in there. Didn't

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  • escape1stescape1st
    imageJLPT830:

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

    I usually put about a 1/2 inch of liquid in the bottom and check it occassionally to make sure there is still liquid in there.

     
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  • escape1stescape1st
    imageJLPT830:

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

    I usually put about a 1/2 inch of liquid in the bottom and check it occassionally to make sure there is still liquid in there. Didn't do

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  • escape1stescape1st
    imageJLPT830:

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

    I usually put about a 1/2 inch of liquid in the bottom and check it occassionally to make sure there is still liquid in there.

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  • escape1stescape1st
    imageJLPT830:

    imageescape1st:
    I do this once a week for meals!  I use the crockpot.  Put chicken breasts in either water or chicken broth and add some garlic and salt.  I usually do about 8hrs on low and then test one.  If it falls apart easily when you pierce it with a fork, it's done! 

    Do you cover the chicken with water/broth?  Or just a little in the bottom?

    I usually put about a 1/2 inch of liquid in the bottom and check it occassionally to make sure there is still liquid in there. Didn't do that

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  • Ttimes3Ttimes3
    Am I the only one who can't handle the consistency of boiled chicken?
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  • hannah&benhannah&ben

    I poach.  Throw chicken in the pot, add chicken stock to cover.  Bring to gentle boil, immediately turn down low to simmer for 10 minutes, then turn off heat and cover for another 10 minutes. 

    Voila.  Tender and juicy - not the same as boiling :)

     

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  • curlypie1curlypie1
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    IVoila.  Tender and juicy - not the same as boiling :)

     

    Agree. I once boiled some chicken breasts to the point of disintegration for a chicken salad I was making for a brunch I was hosting. It was n-a-s-t-y. I learned my lesson!

     

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  • Ttimes3Ttimes3
    imagehannah&ben:

    Voila.  Tender and juicy - not the same as boiling :)

    Oh, I know. I'm specifically turned off by boiled chicken. It makes me gag; but I'm definitely strange about meat.

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  • AllieSchmallieAllieSchmallie

    imageTtimes3:
    Am I the only one who can't handle the consistency of boiled chicken?

    Nope, I think it tastes too chicken-y.

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  • Ttimes3Ttimes3
    imageAllieSchmallie:

    imageTtimes3:
    Am I the only one who can't handle the consistency of boiled chicken?

    Nope, I think it tastes too chicken-y.

    YES! This, too!

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